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An increasing number of one-day stays and patients who failed to meet admission criteria formed the impetus for a throughput initiative that is reducing inappropriate admissions at Sutter Health in Sacramento, CA, says Barbara Leach, RN, director of case management for Sacramento Yolo Sutter Health.
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When Jackson Health System in Miami started its first hospital-based disease management program in 1995, the case management department was able to show that the hospital saved $5 for every dollar the hospital spent on case managers in the disease management program.
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Drawing on 20 years of quality improvement experience, MPRO, Michigan's Health Care Quality Improvement Organization, is bringing together hospitals, home health agencies, and physician practices to come up with solutions to communications barriers between providers, with the ultimate goal of improving the outcomes for the state's cardiovascular disease patients.
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Take two aspirin and e-mail in the morning creates serious risk
First of two parts on risk and e-mail
E-mail is becoming increasingly common in health care, but chances are your policies and procedures have not kept up with the serious risks that can be created when people send e-mail without stringent safeguards.
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The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in Chicago offers extensive guidelines for reducing the various risks associated with e-mail use in health care.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has announced the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for each of its accreditation programs, with new requirements for safely handing off patients from one caregiver to another.
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The use of alcohol-based surgical preparations in the operating room is gaining new attention as a potential fire risk, and one expert says risk managers should ensure that OR staff take specific steps to prevent serious injury.
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Hospital-acquired infections are worsening in the United States, according to a recent report from Colorado-based Health Grades Inc. And a hospitals infection rate may be correlated with its likelihood for medical errors, the group suggests.
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News: A patient tripped and fell over a vacuum cord after he had been discharged from the hospital, dressed, and was walking toward the nursing station to retrieve his valuables. He was readmitted for surgery to repair his torn medial meniscus. He sued the hospital and its cleaning service and was awarded $150,000 in damages.
